(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has confirmed four arrests from an interagency car-theft operation over the past week with the help of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP).
On Thursday, Oct. 2, CSPD responded to the theft of a blue, 2006 Jeep Liberty in the 500 Block of South Nevada Avenue, near Downtown. The investigation into the robbery picked back up on Oct. 6, when CSPD, EPSO, and CSP launched a Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE) investigation.
A detective with CSPD’s Motor Vehicle Theft Unit spotted the stolen Jeep by the intersection of East Platte Avenue and North Murray Boulevard. With this information, BATTLE surveillance units were able to find the Jeep and follow it to the 3900 Block of East San Miguel Street, just off of South Academy Boulevard…